Director
Wollongong City Gallery
P.O. Box 696
WOLLONGONG N.S.W. 2520

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About Wollongong City Gallery

• Encourage community use of the Gallery.
• Enhance the quality of life of its community through the exhibition and interpretation of visual cultural material.
• Develop diverse and relevant exhibition programs with an integrated educational component that help audiences understand what your work is about.

Proposal Assessment

• In different media: sculpture, painting, crafts, photography etc.
• Of male and female artists.
• Of local artists, as well as interstate and international artists.
• Representing specific cultural or ethnic perspectives.
• Relevant to contemporary social issues.

Your proposal does not need to address all these issues, however if it is not accepted it may be because we have already scheduled similar exhibitions.

• A Proposal provides an outline and details of an exhibition or project.

What should a proposal include?

• A short biography or curriculum vitae, and contact address.
• A description of your past and current art practice or interests
• An exhibition/project outline simply explaining:
• Your ideas, purpose or concept,
• Why you would like to exhibit at this Gallery,
• What benefit or relevance it would have to the local community,
• Practicalities such as preferred dates, dimensions, no. of works
• Any costs and how you expect to cover them.
• Slides, photographs or video of your work. Approx. 5 - 10 clear and detailed examples, as much like the work you intend to exhibit as possible.

Please note that...

• An outline of the Gallery's cultural objectives is below.
• The Gallery plans its exhibition program up to two years ahead.
• Floor plans of the Gallery's exhibition spaces may be requested . You may inspect potential spaces. Site specific works are welcome and unusual spaces may be free sooner than the main Galleries.
• The deputy Director is available to discuss and help you prepare a proposal.
• The Gallery provides insurance, installation assistance, labelling, an opening, invitation printing and publicity. Catalogue production, unusual publicity, freight or installation costs and touring of the exhibition must be negotiated and may depend on success in gaining outside funding. Artists fees are negotiated.
• Your proposal will be returned after review by the Gallery's Program Committee. Refer to Proposal Assessment criteria.
• Enquiries to the Deputy Director. Tel: 042-287 500 or Fax: 042-265530.

The Friends of Wollongong City Gallery Resident Artist program enables visitors to see first-hand an artist at work, participate in workshops and discuss the ideas that inform their work.

'The program is an exciting opportunity for artists of the Illawarra and beyond, and offers a centrally located studio work space for one year, plus a nominal stipend..

The residency includes:

• Studio space of approx. 75 square meters with separate 24 hour access
• a $3000 materials budget
• lino floor, running water, sink and storage area
• central Wollongong location, close to railway station.
• inclusion in Gallery public programs, including studio open days, workshops and a youth mentorship program
• publicity including media releases, invitation, catalogue, etc.
• solo exhibition at the completion of residency.

Application guidelines for the position of 2008 Resident Artist can be downloaded here.